Here we go again-Ukraine once again pt2

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Markus

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Dargo

The Netherlands concludes ten-year security agreement with Ukraine

The Netherlands and Ukraine are to sign a security agreement covering the next ten years. The agreement signals the Dutch government's commitment to provide enduring support to Ukraine in the areas of security, reconstruction and justice.

All that "red light" stuff must be really profitable to the Dutch government.

[Dargo]

Originally Posted by em2nought

All that "red light" stuff must be really profitable to the Dutch government.

Hookers are included in this agreement, a mandatory article by Mark.

[Jimbuna]

[Dargo]

Another Russian A-50 AWACS plane gets shot down, some 250 km from the frontline, from Russian sources. https://t.me/fighter_bomber/15804

The A-50 has been lost.

Who shot it down is unknown at this time. All speculation goes to the garden.
But 256 kilometers from LBS...

It's clear from this video that the crew had information that a missile was coming at them. They knew. They did what they could. What they had to.

Eternal flight.

Ukraine's military intelligence have posted details of the downing today of another Russian A-50 spy plane. It was a new modernized Russian version of the aircraft - used for long-range radar detection, control & guidance for strikes on Ukraine with missiles from strategic aviation. They report the plane suffered a sharp drop in speed and height of the downed near the city of Yeysk, in Russia's Krasnodar region.



As a result of a joint operation of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and the Air Force of Ukraine, another valuable Russian A-50U aircraft was shot down over the Sea of Azov. The destroyed A-50U is a new, modernized Russian version of the aircraft. This is an airborne command post used by the aggressor state for long-range radar detection, control and guidance for strikes against Ukraine with missiles from strategic aircraft. The downing of the A-50U is another serious blow to the potential and capabilities of terrorist Moscow. A sharp drop in the speed and altitude of the downed A-50U aircraft was recorded near the city of Yeysk. The cost of such a vessel, of which the aggressor state has only a few left, is $350 million.

Glory to Ukraine! https://gur.gov.ua/content/minus-a-5...-litak-rf.html

Russian state media agency TASS reports the aircraft crashed. Just like last time, Russian military bloggers claim this was a case of “friendly fire.” do not think Russia has his radar signature of his own and only operating aircraft as foe (friend-or-foe systems) in his anti-air defence system. But this plane crashed in Russia long distance from Ukraine, either Ukraine has longer reaching missiles or too much vodka is used. 7 left how many of these 7 are operational, do not know either how many crew they have for these kinda planes. These planes are important, they are the view into Ukraine airspace special with F-16s arriving you do not want to lose this airborne command centre (used for long-range radar detection, control and guidance for strategic air strikes on Ukraine) they are connected with their ant-air systems.

Now there are reports of Russia losing a Su-34 just now within Kherson Oblast. According to Russian media, a Russian Su-34 has disappeared from the radars after launching missiles on Ukrainian cities. It stopped being visible on the radars at an altitude of 2,000 over Genichesk region.

[Jimbuna]

US targets Russia with more than 500 new sanctions

The US has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

These include measures against Russia's main card payment system, financial and military institutions, and officials involved in Navalny's imprisonment.

The EU has also announced new sanctions on access to military technology.

The measures mark a week since Navalny suddenly died in an Arctic Circle jail.

US President Joe Biden, who met Navalny's widow and daughter in San Francisco on Thursday, has said there can be "no doubt" the Russian president was to blame for his death.

The newly-announced US measures also include nearly 100 firms and individuals which will also face export restrictions.

Others target the state-owned operator of Mir, Russia's main payment system, which has become more prominent since Visa and Mastercard suspended their services there.

Companies involved in powering Russia's war effort, developing the country's future energy production and its co-operation with Iran over drones will also be hit.

More than two dozen entities outside of Russia - including people in China, the UAE, Vietnam and Liechtenstein - have also been sanctioned, accused of being connected to businesses that send materials to Russia's military.

The sanctions are unlikely to have an impact on Russia's economy. It is already the most sanctioned country in the world, and there are very few key entities or sectors that are not already subject to US and European restrictions.

Russian banks and military-industrial enterprises have adapted, and developed workarounds to evade existing sanctions.

Ukrainian officials have published details of US and European microchips and other technology they have found in captured Russian drones. Many of these parts are imported to Russia from third countries such as China.

In a statement, President Biden said they new sanctions would "ensure" Russian President Vladimir Putin "pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home".

This latest package brings the number of entities sanctioned to over 4,000, and comes on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

"Two years ago, he tried to wipe Ukraine off the map. If Putin does not pay the price for his death and destruction, he will keep going," Mr Biden said in the statement.

John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, told reporters on Friday that the administration had plans for further action against Russia, but needed to work with international partners and gain greater legal authority from Congress to implement it.

The EU also announced its 13th raft of sanctions on Friday, targeting nearly 200 companies and people accused of helping Russia procure weapons, or of involvement in kidnapping Ukrainian children - something Moscow denies.

They included 10 Russian companies and individuals involved in the shipping of North Korean armaments to Russia, including North Korea's defence minister.

"We remain united in our determination to dent Russia's war machine and help Ukraine win its legitimate fight for self-defence," said EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell.

The EU has now listed more than 2,000 individuals since the war started.

In response, Russia's foreign ministry said it had significantly expanded a list of EU officials and politicians banned from entering Russia.

"The European Union is continuing its fruitless attempts to put pressure on Russia through unilateral restrictive measures," it said in a statement.

The Russian president himself was sanctioned by the US, EU and UK days after the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. His assets were frozen and companies were banned from providing them with goods.

People close to him, including his daughters, are also under sanctions.

The International Criminal Court served Mr Putin with an arrest warrant last year, alleging he was responsible for war crimes and focusing on the deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.

Mr Putin regularly praises the performance of the Russian economy in spite of international sanctions."We have growth, [the West has] decline," he said last month during a visit to the remote Russian region of Chukotka. "They depend on us more than we depend on them."

Its economy is around 1% larger than it was in February 2022. Moscow can still find plenty of buyers for oil, gas and minerals, especially in Asia. But Western officials say this is a marathon, not a sprint, and sanctions can take years to show results.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68380251

[Dargo]

Hungary and Sweden agree on Swedish fighter planes: stepping stone to Swedish NATO membership

The prime ministers of Hungary and Sweden reached an agreement in Budapest on the purchase and maintenance of Swedish fighter aircraft. Hungary has been leasing 14 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden since 2006. The Gripen are made by Sweden's Saab. This is a lease-purchase agreement: in 2026 the aircraft will come into Hungarian hands. Until then, the Swedes will help with maintenance and logistics. Now it has been agreed that Hungary will buy four more Gripen aircraft and that the maintenance period will be extended by 10 years.

This defence agreement shows that relations between Hungary and Sweden are slowly beginning to improve. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Sweden decided to give up its neutral position and join NATO, only member states Hungary and Turkey did not readily agree. Turkey has since withdrawn its objections. The Hungarian parliament is expected to approve Swedish membership on Monday. "If you are in NATO, you are willing to die for each other," Orbán echoed. "This requires mutual respect. That is why we have had a long and careful process to regain trust."

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

US targets Russia with more than 500 new sanctions

For somebody who claims he can't do anything about our own lawless border, sleepy joe certainly seems to be able to do many things about other peoples' problems.

[mapuc]

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Markus

[Reece]

^ Lets hope something comes from that Markus, and soon!

[Skybird]

Today begins year 3 of the latest Russian assault on Ukraine. The war began in 2014.

[Skybird]

Armaments production is still sneaking around in a depressed state.


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This way its no way. Sorry dear West.

[Jimbuna]

President Zelensky has issued a rallying cry to people in Ukraine as the country marks the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Speaking from the site of a key early battle, Zelensky urged his country to keep fighting and said Russia could not destroy Ukrainian dreams.

It comes at a difficult time for Kyiv: over the past year Ukraine launched a failed counter-offensive on Russian-held territory.

Western leaders have laid wreaths in a ceremony in Kyiv as part of a visit to show solidarity.

Ukrainian forces have also withdrawn from the eastern town of Avdiivka in Russia's biggest victory since the fall of Bakhmut in May last year.

President Volodymyr Zelensky faces a tough challenge in ensuring international financial and military support for the war from Western allies continue.

However, Ukraine has successfully inflicted naval losses on Russia in the Black Sea and ended a blockade of its ports.

[Jimbuna]

Navalny's body returned to mother, spokeswoman says

The body of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been returned to his mother, his spokesperson says.

It comes after she had reportedly been told to agree to a "secret" burial, or else he would be buried at the prison colony where he died.

In a post on X, Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh thanked everybody who had demanded the return of his body.

"The funeral is yet to take place," she wrote.

"We don't know whether the authorities will interfere with it being carried out in the way the family wants and as Alexei deserves."

Earlier on Saturday, Navalny's widow, Yulia, accused Vladimir Putin of holding her late husband's body "hostage" and demanded its release without conditions.

She again accused the Russian president of being behind the death of her husband.

The Kremlin has denied the allegations, calling Western reaction to the death "hysterical".

[Dargo]

Destruction of scarce A-50 to offer relief from Russian bombardment

With fewer bombers dropping glide bombs, Ukrainian soldiers near Avdiivka are better positioned to hold ground. First of all, the Russian Armed Forces suffered a strategically significant loss of an A-50U Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft. This is already the second A-50 aircraft that Russians lost just over the last two months. For context, the radar on this aircraft helps Russians detect virtually any object within a 600-kilometer radius. The Russians had only a handful of such game-changing pieces of technology that allow them to assert local air superiority.

Today, the number of A-50 aircraft in the Russian arsenal has been reduced to seven, and with the current rate of losses, Russians will completely run out of them in just half a year. What makes the situation even worse is that Russians basically cannot produce new A-50 aircraft due to sanctions... https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/02/...n-bombardment/